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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.

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Donald Trump, Pope Francis butt heads on immigration

GREENVILLE, S.C. | Donald Trump managed to get into a virtual shouting match with Pope Francis on Thursday, as the GOP careened toward one of the most intense, bruising and bizarre showdowns in primary history. Published February 18, 2016

Pope Francis stands on a praying platform on the banks of the Rio Grande in Juarez, Mexico, as he prays for a group of migrants sitting along the border fence in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. Pope Francis offered a prayer for the migrants who have died crossing the border. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Donald Trump slams Pope Francis, predicts terror attack on Vatican

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump fired back at Pope Francis Thursday, predicting that the Islamic State will attack the Vatican and the pontiff will rue the day that he said Mr. Trump isn't a Christian if he wants to deport illegal immigrants. The real estate mogul also said it was "disgraceful" for a religious leader to level that accusation. Published February 18, 2016

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson listens to a question after speaking at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, in Dearborn, Mich., in this Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

DHS adds Somalia, Yemen and Libya to anti-terror travel list

The Obama administration expanded the reach of the new anti-terrorist travel restrictions Thursday, saying that those wanting to visit the U.S. who have recently been to Libya, Somalia or Yemen must go through the regular visa process and cannot use the waiver program. Published February 18, 2016

In this Nov. 19, 2015, file photo, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trey Gowdy probe claims ‘big wins’ in getting Benghazi info

Rep. Trey Gowdy said Thursday that the congressional probe into the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack made "significant breakthroughs" this month in getting access to key figures involved in writing the talking points that misled the country into erroneously blaming a video. Published February 18, 2016

President Barack Obama talks to media in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, at the bottom of a meeting, where he announced that former IBM CEO Sam Palmisano, former National Security Adviser Tom Donilon are being appointed as the Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama Supreme Court pick divides opinion of voters

The country is split on whether the Senate should approve President Obama's pick to the Supreme Court or wait until after the election and a new president, according to a new poll Wednesday afternoon that does little to settle the fight in Washington. Published February 17, 2016

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley endorsed Sen. Marco Rubio's presidential bid Wednesday evening. (Associated Press)

Nikki Haley to endorse Marco Rubio in South Carolina GOP primary: Report

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley endorsed Sen. Marco Rubio's presidential bid Wednesday evening, giving him an extra boost as the Republican establishment's embrace of the onetime insurgent grows, and he emerges as the chief alternative to Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz. Published February 17, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at a rally Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, in Anderson, S.C. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Ted Cruz dares Donald Trump to sue over abortion ads

Sen. Ted Cruz dared Donald Trump to sue him Wednesday after the billionaire businessman sent a cease-and-desist letter demanding the end to a Cruz campaign ad accusing Mr. Trump of being pro-choice. Published February 17, 2016

Bill Clinton (Associated Press/File)

Bill Clinton makes nice with South Carolina blacks who ditched Hillary for Obama in 2008

If there was offense taken at the time, South Carolina Democrats say they're ready to forgive former President Clinton for his sharp elbows during the 2008 presidential race, welcoming him back to the state Tuesday, where he urged them to pick his wife's pragmatism over the expansive plans of Sen. Bernard Sanders. Published February 16, 2016

Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Jeb Bush participate in the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on Aug. 6, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Tea party leader jilts Donald Trump for Jeb Bush

The co-founder of Tea Party of America abandoned Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump Tuesday and threw his backing to Jeb Bush in a striking move that suggests some softening in the GOP front-runner's support among conservatives as the campaign shifts to South Carolina. Published February 16, 2016

President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush were at the side of Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush as he stumped Monday in South Carolina, just days before the state's primary. (Associated press)

George W. Bush campaigns for Jeb Bush in South Carolina

More than seven years after he left office, President George W. Bush returned to the campaign trail Monday to defend his legacy and try to help his struggling younger brother, Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor who wants to extend the family dynasty in the White House. Published February 15, 2016

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are locked in a neck-and-neck race for the Republican nomination, and the strain is showing, with Mr. Trump resorting to name-calling and Mr. Cruz implying that his rival is a closet Democrat. (Associated Press)

Trump vows to sue Cruz over campaign ‘lies’

Donald Trump said he's hired a lawyer and is preparing to sue to block Sen. Ted Cruz from becoming president, saying the Canadian-born senator is disqualified from being president -- and saying he'll pull the trigger on the lawsuit if Mr. Cruz doesn't apologize for campaign "lies." Published February 15, 2016